American Chopper Is Coming Back To Discovery, And Here's What To Expect

American Chopper stars Paul Teutul Sr. and Paul Teutul Jr. have had an estranged relationship in recent years. But the father-son duo are hopeful for a peaceful reconciliation when the show comes back to Discovery.

"We just started filming like three weeks ago, and so the transition to try and coexist in a new environment is just starting, and it's going pretty good so far," Paul Jr. said in a November 3 interview with WPDH.

The Discovery Channel announced in October that the reality series, based around a father and son who manufacture and design motorcycles, would be officially returning in 2018. According to a press release, that the show was a major success for the network, averaging about 3.4 million total viewers and ranking as Discovery's highest-rated original series at that time. It initially aired for six seasons from 2003 to 2010.

"Everyone is eager to see what the Teutul family has been up to," Rich Ross, group president of Discovery, Animal Planet and Science, said.

Paul Jr. told WPDH that a lot has changed in the family, including a new addition and a new attitude. "I have my own son now, so I have my own list of reasons for why [my father and I] should try and make it work," he said. "We're all getting older and I'd like to see it end well, and it didn't in the last run of American Chopper."

Paul Jr. was fired on camera from his father's shop, Orange County Choppers, in late 2008, which led him to form his own company, Paul Jr. Designs.

"I want to get my relationship back with my father," Paul Jr. said in the radio interview. "I think he wants the same."

However, a growing family is not all that's changed since the show last aired. According to a Discovery Channel press release, Paul Sr. has also expanded his business into a complex, complete with a shop, café, bowling alley, restaurant, and showroom. You can catch up with the Teutuls when the new season airs this upcoming winter. An exact premiere date has not yet been released.

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